Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics for children diagnosed with plagiocephaly or brachycephaly (cases) and children without previously diagnosed plagiocephaly or brachycephaly (controls).
| All Cases (n=235) |
Isolated Brachycephaly (n=21) |
Controls (n=237) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age in months at Time 1 (mean, standard deviation) |
7.2 (1.6) | 7.6 (1.9) | 6.8 (1.7) |
| Age in months at Time 2 (mean, standard deviation) |
18.5 (0.8) | 18.8 (0.9) | 18.5 (0.9) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 153 (65%) | 14 (67%) | 140 (59%) |
| Female | 82 (35%) | 7 (33%) | 97 (41%) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| White | 159 (68%) | 13 (62%) | 145 (61%) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 14 (6%) | 1 (5%) | 13 (5%) |
| Black | 0 (-) | 0 (-) | 6 (3%) |
| Hispanic | 28 (12%) | 5 (24%) | 30 (13%) |
| Mixed Race/Other | 34 (14%) | 2 (10%) | 43 (18%) |
| Socioeconomic Statusa | |||
| I (high) | 83 (35%) | 7 (33%) | 61 (27%) |
| II | 90 (37%) | 8 (38%) | 100 (42%) |
| III | 37 (17%) | 4 (19%) | 49 (20%) |
| IV | 18 (7%) | 1 (5%) | 21 (9%) |
| V (low) | 7 (4%) | 1 (5%) | 6 (3%) |
| Clinical Characteristicsb | |||
| Torticollisc | 100 (43%) | 3 (14%) | 5 (2%) |
| Twin | 27 (12%) | 1 (5%) | 2 (1%) |
| NICU | 27 (12%) | 1 (5%) | 12 (5%) |
a
Categorized using the Hollingshead four factor scoring system
b
Reflects the number and proportion of children with each characteristic
c
Includes suspected and confirmed torticollis